fas·cin·ate [fascinatefascinatesfascinatedfascinating] BrE [ˈfæsɪneɪt] NAmE [ˈfæsɪneɪt] verb transitive, intransitive ~ (sb) to attract or interest sb very much •China has always fascinated me. •It was a question that had fascinated him since he was a boy. •The private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate. Verb forms:
Word Origin: late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bewitch’): from Latin fascinat- ‘bewitched’, from the verb fascinare, from fascinum ‘spell, witchcraft’.
Example Bank: •The private lives of the rich and famous never fail to fascinate.
